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1994–95 Ottawa Senators season

The 1994–95 Ottawa Senators season was the third season of the National Hockey League (NHL) club, was cut short due to the NHL lockout, which postponed the start of the season until late January, and teams only played 48 games that season. This was also the team's final full season at the Ottawa Civic Centre before moving to the Palladium the following season.

1994–95 Ottawa Senators
Division7th Northeast
Conference14th Eastern
1994–95 record9–34–5
Home record5–16–3
Road record4–18–2
Goals for117
Goals against174
Team information
General managerRandy Sexton
CoachRick Bowness
CaptainRandy Cunneyworth
Alternate captainsChris Dahlquist
Troy Murray
ArenaOttawa Civic Centre
Average attendance9,879
Minor league affiliatesPrince Edward Island Senators
Thunder Bay Senators
Team leaders
GoalsAlexei Yashin (21)
AssistsAlexei Yashin (23)
PointsAlexei Yashin (44)
Penalty minutesRandy Cunneyworth (68)
Plus/minusTroy Mallette (+6)
WinsDon Beaupre (8)
Goals against averageDon Beaupre (3.36)

Regular season

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Alexei Yashin once again proved to be the Senators leader on the ice, scoring 21 goals, along with 23 assists for a team leading 44 points. Alexandre Daigle had another strong season also, putting up 37 points (16 goals, 21 assists) to finish second to Yashin in team scoring.

Don Beaupre led the team in net, setting the team record for best GAA average in a season (3.36), best save percentage (.896), won 8 of the 9 games the Senators won during the season and got the first shutout in team history on February 6, when the Senators shutout the Philadelphia Flyers 3–0 at the Civic Centre.

The Sens started slow, going 0–6–2 in their first eight games before their shutout win over Philadelphia. They slumped throughout the first 41 games of the season, as they had a 4–32–5 record but the team finished the year by going 5–2–0 in their last seven games, outscoring their opponents 27-21, to finish the season with a 9–34–5 record but failed to avoid finishing in last place in the NHL for the third straight season.

The Senators finished last in wins (9), losses (34), points (23), even-strength goals against (129), and tied the Florida Panthers and Montreal Canadiens for fewest short-handed goals scored (1).[1]

Season standings

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Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
11Quebec Nordiques483013518513465
23Pittsburgh Penguins482916318115861
34Boston Bruins482718315012757
47Buffalo Sabres482219713011951
510Hartford Whalers481924512714143
611Montreal Canadiens481823712514843
714Ottawa Senators48934511717423

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Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Quebec NordiquesNE483013518513465
2Philadelphia FlyersAT482816415013260
3Pittsburgh PenguinsNE482916318115861
4Boston BruinsNE482718315012757
5New Jersey DevilsAT482218813612152
6Washington CapitalsAT482218813612052
7Buffalo SabresNE482219713011951
8New York RangersAT482223313913447
9Florida PanthersAT482022611512746
10Hartford WhalersNE481924512714143
11Montreal CanadiensNE481823712514843
12Tampa Bay LightningAT481728312014437
13New York IslandersAT481528512615835
14Ottawa SenatorsNE48934511717423

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

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1994–95 regular season[4]
January: 0–3–2 (home: 0–0–1; road: 0–3–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
1January 22, 19953–3 OT@ New York Islanders (1994–95)0–0–110,311T
2January 25, 19951–4@ Hartford Whalers (1994–95)0–1–18,567L
3January 27, 19954–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95)0–2–117,181L
4January 28, 19952–2 OTBuffalo Sabres (1994–95)0–2–210,575T
5January 30, 19952–6@ New York Rangers (1994–95)0–3–218,200L
February: 2–9–1 (home: 1–6–1; road: 1–3–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
6February 1, 19951–2Hartford Whalers (1994–95)0–4–29,663L
7February 2, 19954–6@ Boston Bruins (1994–95)0–5–213,219L
8February 4, 19951–2New York Rangers (1994–95)0–6–210,424L
9February 6, 19953–0Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95)1–6–29,267W
10February 8, 19952–4Montreal Canadiens (1994–95)1–7–210,575L
11February 11, 19952–5@ Quebec Nordiques (1994–95)1–8–214,321L
12February 15, 19950–2@ Florida Panthers (1994–95)1–9–212,072L
13February 17, 19952–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95)2–9–216,131W
14February 23, 19955–5 OTWashington Capitals (1994–95)2–9–39,357T
15February 25, 19951–4Florida Panthers (1994–95)2–10–39,520L
16February 27, 19950–2Boston Bruins (1994–95)2–11–310,242L
17February 28, 19953–6Hartford Whalers (1994–95)2–12–39,174L
March: 2–11–1 (home: 2–5–0; road: 0–6–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
18March 2, 19952–3 OTTampa Bay Lightning (1994–95)2–13–39,114L
19March 5, 19953–1New York Islanders (1994–95)3–13–39,314W
20March 6, 19953–4@ New York Rangers (1994–95)3–14–318,200L
21March 8, 19952–3@ Florida Panthers (1994–95)3–15–313,609L
22March 10, 19952–2 OT@ Washington Capitals (1994–95)3–15–411,927T
23March 14, 19952–4@ New Jersey Devils (1994–95)3–16–413,234L
24March 16, 19951–3Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95)3–17–410,382L
25March 18, 19954–3 OTBuffalo Sabres (1994–95)4–17–49,915W
26March 19, 19953–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95)4–18–49,804L
27March 21, 19950–1@ Washington Capitals (1994–95)4–19–410,322L
28March 25, 19951–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1994–95)4–20–416,897L
29March 26, 19954–11Quebec Nordiques (1994–95)4–21–410,276L
30March 29, 19952–4New Jersey Devils (1994–95)4–22–49,582L
31March 30, 19950–7@ Buffalo Sabres (1994–95)4–23–412,386L
April: 4–10–1 (home: 2–5–1; road: 2–5–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
32April 2, 19955–7@ Quebec Nordiques (1994–95)4–24–414,335L
33April 3, 19954–5Montreal Canadiens (1994–95)4–25–410,575L
34April 5, 19950–2New Jersey Devils (1994–95)4–26–49,251L
35April 8, 19952–2 OTQuebec Nordiques (1994–95)4–26–510,575T
36April 10, 19953–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95)4–27–510,074L
37April 12, 19952–4@ Hartford Whalers (1994–95)4–28–510,509L
38April 15, 19952–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95)4–29–516,740L
39April 16, 19951–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1994–95)4–30–514,273L
40April 19, 19951–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1994–95)4–31–516,321L
41April 20, 19955–6Boston Bruins (1994–95)4–32–510,575L
42April 22, 19953–2@ New York Islanders (1994–95)5–32–510,281W
43April 24, 19951–5Florida Panthers (1994–95)5–33–59,164L
44April 26, 19955–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95)6–33–517,380W
45April 27, 19956–1Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95)7–33–59,291W
46April 29, 19954–3New York Islanders (1994–95)8–33–510,417W
May: 1–1–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 1–1–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
47May 1, 19954–5@ Boston Bruins (1994–95)8–34–514,448L
48May 3, 19954–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95)9–34–521,689W

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point)

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
19Alexei YashinC47212344−2020
91Alexandre DaigleC47162137−2214
61Sylvain TurgeonLW3311819−129
74Steve LaroucheC188715−56
3Sean HillD4511415−1130
10Rob GaudreauRW365914−168
33Troy Murray‡C3341014−116
49Michel PicardLW245813−114
26Scott LevinsRW245611451
17Dave McLlwainC435611−2622
22Norm Maciver‡D284711−910
76Radek BonkC423811−528
7Randy CunneyworthLW485510−1968
25Pat ElynuikRW413710−1151
18Troy MalletteLW23358635
6Chris DahlquistD46178−3036
29Phil BourqueLW38437−1720
78Pavol DemitraLW16437−40
5Kerry HuffmanD37246−1746
15Dave ArchibaldC14224−719
94Stan NeckarD48134−2037
21Dennis VialD27044065
11Evgeny DavydovLW312320
20Bill Huard‡LW26112−264
24Daniel Laperriere†D13112−40
82Martin Straka†C6112−10
2Jim PaekD29022−528
23Claude BoivinLW3011−16
56Lance PitlickD15011−56
35Mike BalesG10000
33[a]Don BeaupreG3800010
44Radim BicanekD600030
1Craig Billington‡G90002
46Daniel GuerardRW200000
30Darrin MadeleyG50000
4Brad ShawD200030

Goaltending

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  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
33[a]Don Beaupre38825311671213.36.89612161
30Darrin Madeley5130147153.53.8980255
35Mike Bales1000100.001.00003
1Craig Billington‡9062240324.06.8670472

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
Team Molson Cup Don Beaupre [5]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Radek Bonk January 22, 1995 [6]
Stanislav Neckar
Radim Bicanek January 27, 1995
Lance Pitlick February 27, 1995
Steve Larouche February 28, 1995
Daniel Guerard April 27, 1995

Transactions

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May 1994

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May 12 Signed free agent Jean-François Labbé from the PEI Senators of the AHL to a 1-year contract.

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June 1994

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June 14 Signed free agent Bruce Gardiner from the Peoria Rivermen of the IHL to an entry-level contract.
Signed free agent Michel Picard from the Portland Pirates of the AHL to a 2-year, $450,000 (CAD) contract.
June 20 Signed free agent Corey Foster from the Hershey Bears of the AHL to a 1-year contract.
June 21 Signed free agent Pat Elynuik from the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 2-year, $1.23 mil (CAD) contract.
June 22 Signed free agent Lance Pitlick from the Hershey Bears of the AHL to a 1-year, $250,000 (CAD) contract.
June 25 Acquired Jim Paek from the Los Angeles Kings for a 7th round pick in the 1995 NHL entry draft - (Benoit Larose).
June 28 Acquired Sean Hill and a 9th round pick in the 1994 NHL entry draft - (Frederic Cassivi from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for a 3rd round pick in the 1994 NHL entry draft - Vadim Epanchintsev.
Mark Michaud, Andrew McBain, Brad Lauer, Dan Quinn, Gord Dineen, Graeme Townshend and Mark LaForest became unrestricted free agents.

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July 1994

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July 4 Signed free agent Chris Dahlquist from the Calgary Flames to a 2-year, $790,000 contract.
Signed free agent Mike Bales from the Providence Bruins to a 1-year contract.
July 15 Signed free agent Randy Cunneyworth from the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-year, $1.3 mil (CAD) contract.

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September 1994

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September 11 Signed free agent Steve Larouche from the Atlanta Knights of the IHL to a 1-year, $225,000 (CAD) contract.

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October 1994

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October 15 Acquired Jason Zent from the New York Islanders for a 5th round pick in the 1996 NHL entry draft - (Andy Berenzweig).

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January 1995

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January 18 Acquired Don Beaupre from the Washington Capitals for a 5th round pick in the 1995 NHL entry draft - (Benoit Gratton).
Claimed Rob Gaudreau from the San Jose Sharks in the 1994 NHL Waiver Draft. Lost François Leroux to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1994 NHL Waiver Draft.

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March 1995

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March 30 Lost free agent Jim Kyte to the San Jose Sharks on a 1-year contract.

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April 1995

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April 7 Acquired Martin Straka from the Pittsburgh Penguins for Troy Murray and Norm Maciver.
Acquired the rights of Mika Stromberg and a 4th round draft pick in the 1995 NHL entry draft - (Kevin Boyd) from the Quebec Nordiques for Bill Huard.
Acquired Daniel Laperrière and a 9th round pick in the 1995 NHL entry draft - (Erik Kaminski) from the St. Louis Blues for a 9th round pick in the 1995 NHL entry draft - (Libor Zabransky).
Acquired an 8th round draft pick in the 1995 NHL entry draft - (Ray Schultz) from the Boston Bruins for Craig Billington.
Lost free agent Steve Konroyd to the Calgary Flames on a 1-year contract.

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Draft picks

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Farm teams

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Prince Edward Island Senators

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The Prince Edward Island Senators named Dave Allison as their head coach for the 1994–95 season. Under Allison, the club qualified for the post-season for the first time in team history, as PEI finished in first place in the Atlantic Division with a 41–31–8 record, earning 90 points.

Steve Larouche led the league with 50 goals and he finished second in the AHL with 101 points. Larouche won the Les Cunningham Award as the Most Valuable Player in the league, as well as winning the Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award for Sportsmanship/Perseverance. Mike Bales led the Senators with 21 wins and Jean-François Labbé had a team best 3.32 GAA.

In the post-season, PEI defeated the Saint John Flames before losing to the Fredericton Canadiens in the division finals. Jason Zent led the team with six playoff goals and Andy Schneider had a playoff team high 10 points. Bales led the club with six playoff wins and had a team-low 2.72 GAA.

Thunder Bay Senators

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Bill McDonald remained as head coach for the Thunder Bay Senators in the 1994–95 season. Thunder Bay finished the regular season with a 48–22–8 record, earning 104 points, which led the league in points.

Jean Blouin led the club with 70 goals, which placed him in second in the league, and he also led the team with 109 points. Lance Leslie earned a team-high 29 wins and led the club with a 3.22 GAA.

In the playoffs, the Senators won their second consecutive championship, defeating the Saginaw Wheels and Muskegon Fury. Blouin scored a league-high 16 goals in the post-season and Jason Firth had a league-best 28 points.

See also

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Notes

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  1. 1 2 Beaupre wore number 31 through April 16.

References

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  1. ↑ "1994-95 NHL Summary".
  2. ↑ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  3. ↑ "1994-1995 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  4. ↑ "1994-95 Ottawa Senators Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  5. ↑ Ottawa Senators 2014–15 Media Guide, p.162–82
  6. ↑ "1994-95 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Transactions". prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Transactions". prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Transactions". prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Transactions". prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Transactions".
  12. ↑ "Transactions".
  13. ↑ "Transactions".
  14. ↑ "Transactions".
  15. ↑ "1994 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
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